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Egyptian etymology :
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Old Egyptian: wfꜣ
Meaning: 'lungs' (BD)
Notes: Initial w- may reflect a labial root vowel.
egyet-prnum,egyet-meaning,egyet-notes,
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Afroasiatic etymology :
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Proto-Afro-Asiatic: *pVf-
Meaning: breast, lung
afaset-meaning,afaset-sem,afaset-brb,afaset-egy,afaset-wch,afaset-cch,afaset-ech,
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Semitic etymology :
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Number: 74
Proto-Semitic: *paw(V)p-
Meaning: 'bull's bladder'
Arabic: fawf-
semet-proto,semet-prnum,semet-meaning,semet-ara,
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Berber etymology :
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Proto-Berber: *fVf-
Meaning: 'breast'
Ghadames: i-fef
Siwa: i-fiff-an
Ghat: i-fef
Ahaggar (Tahaggart): e-fef
Tawllemmet: ā-faf
Zenaga: i-fǝffi
Semlal: t-iffī-t
Ntifa: i-ff
Izayan: i-ff
Mzab: i-f
Wargla: i-f(f)
Sened: i-fef
Figig: i-f
Snus: î-fêf
Qabyle (Ayt Mangellat): i-f
brbet-prnum,brbet-meaning,brbet-ghd,brbet-siw,brbet-ght,brbet-ahg,brbet-twl,brbet-zng,brbet-sml,brbet-ntf,brbet-izy,brbet-mzb,brbet-wrg,brbet-snd,brbet-fgg,brbet-snu,brbet-qbl,
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West Chadic etymology :
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Proto-WChadic: *fuf-
Meaning: 'breast' 1, 'lung' 2
Hausa: fū̀fū 2
Mupun: fùfú 2 [FrM]
Sayanchi: fùfu 2 [Kr N 73]
Buli: fùfù-gɨ 1 [Kr]
Fyer: fúf 1 [JgR]
Bokos: fóf 1 [JgR]
Sha: fwóf [JgR]
Kulere: fúfe 1 [JgR]
wchet-prnum,wchet-meaning,wchet-hsa,wchet-gwn,wchet-say,wchet-bul,wchet-fyr,wchet-bks,wchet-sha,wchet-klr,
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Central Chadic etymology :
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Proto-CChadic: *pu/if-
Meaning: 'lung' 1
Tera: Cf. huhúf 1 [Kr N 73], ḅùbu 1 [Nm]
Gaanda: pìpìfa 1 [Kr N 73]
Hwona: pufǝ̀ 1 [Kr N 73]
Bura: fufù 1 [Kr N 73]
Logone: fufu 1 [Luk]
Zime-Batna: paf 1 [Sa]
Notes: For *p- see Stolbova 1996, p. 16. Cf. Lame paʔ, Masa pa 'breast'
cchet-prnum,cchet-meaning,cchet-ter,cchet-gaa,cchet-hwn,cchet-bur,cchet-log,cchet-zbt,cchet-notes,
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East Chadic etymology :
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Proto-EChadic: *paʔ , *pVʔpV
Meaning: 'breast' 1,'milk'2
Dangla: pòòpı̀y 1 [Fd]
Migama: pū́pú 1 [Jg]
Bidiya: púúpà 1 [JBid]
Mubi: fáábó 1 [CLR: 47] voicing in medial pos.
Birgit: fī́ifó1 [CLR: 47]
Sokoro: paio 2 [Luk], kù-pé1 [CLR]
Mawa: pay 1, 2 [Rob]
Notes: pref.of body-parts in Sokoro points to the original semantics 'milk'
echet-prnum,echet-meaning,echet-dng,echet-mig,echet-bid,echet-mub,echet-brg,echet-sok,echet-maw,echet-notes,
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